Emozul

[tomdickharry]

I've been on Emozul for nearly ten years now.

I've made many unsuccessful attempts to get off of it and now believe that I'm almost there.

My question is this:-

Does anyone know how long it takes to reverse the side effects? Abdominal swelling, gynaecomastia, skin rash, and others.

[xjrs]

I hadn't heard of that before, but just looked it up and saw it was the same as Nexium. Not sure if this helps but I was on Nexium once for about 18 months. I had no side effects at all until towards the end when a very itchy rash appeared over my legs. My doctor told me to stop taking the Nexium. For me, the rash disappeared fairly quickly after I stopped.

[tomdickharry in reply to xjrs]

I had the rash about three years ago but it faded away after six months. My trouble is I've been on Emozul for nearly ten years and no doctor is interested in either side effects or helping me to get off of it. Therefore I have to do it alone. Getting there but rebound acid keeps setting me back. Hopefully, this time will be the last.

[xjrs in reply to tomdickharry]

It depends on the reason for acid reflux. Unfortunately, some people have a hiatal hernia and need to be on some form of PPIs for life to protect the oesophagus. In other cases, for instance acid reflux connected to IBS, for example, IBS-C means food is retained in the system allowing gases to build up which puts pressure on the valve that sits between the stomach and the throat. By working on the constipation through dietary measures (e.g. fibre) and lifestyle changes, which helps to keep food moving through the system might help to relieve the pressure and allow recovery from the acid reflux.

There has been some breaking news about a new device related to acid reflux and hiatal hernia, here:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[lowraind in reply to tomdickharry]

Found this when I asked "How do I stop taking emoprazole?"

Usually, you can stop taking esomeprazole without reducing your dose first.

But if you've been taking esomeprazole for a long time speak to your doctor before you stop taking it. Stopping suddenly could make your stomach produce a lot more acid, and make your symptoms come back.

Reducing the dose gradually before stopping completely will prevent this happening.

[tomdickharry]

Yes, of course. But so far unable to get an appointment. I've been reducing gradually, opening capsules and counting out those tiny pellets until I'm down to 15. Managing well this time.